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Researchers unveil first artificial enzyme created by evolution in test tube
(Phys.org)—There's a wobbly new biochemical structure in Burckhard Seelig's lab at the University of Minnesota that may resemble what enzymes looked like billions of years ago, when life on ...
Wed 30 Jan 13 from Phys.org
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New artificial enzyme safer for nature
Perilous and polluting industrial processes can be made safer with enzymes. But only a short range of enzymes have been available for the chemical industry.
Thu 22 Oct 09 from Phys.org
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New process improves catalytic rate of enzymes by 3,000 percent
Light of specific wavelengths can be used to boost an enzyme's function by as much as 30 fold, potentially establishing a path to less expensive biofuels, detergents and a host of other products.
Tue 17 Apr 12 from Phys.org
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Researchers determine structure of intermediate form of unique enzyme
(PhysOrg.com) -- Montana State University chemists have determined the structure of an intermediate form of a unique enzyme that participates in some of the most fundamental reactions in biology.
Mon 26 Apr 10 from Phys.org
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Chinese medicine yields secrets: Atomic mechanism of 2-headed molecule derived from Chang Shan shown
The mysterious inner workings of Chang Shan—a Chinese herbal medicine used for thousands of years to treat fevers associated with malaria—have been uncovered thanks to a high-resolution structure ...
Sun 23 Dec 12 from Phys.org
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2 in 1: Multi-tasking protein provides new approaches for anti-tuberculosis drugs
In a paper published today in PNAS, scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Hamburg, Germany, reveal new insights into the workings of enzymes from a group of bacteria ...
Tue 15 Feb 11 from Phys.org
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Remarkable enzyme points the way to reducing nitric acid use in industry
An enzyme in the bacterium that causes potato scab could help create new, environmentally-benign biocatalysts with the potential to cut use of the highly corrosive chemical nitric acid.
Fri 21 Sep 12 from Phys.org
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Gateway enzyme for chemicals from catnip to cancer drug
Scientists have discovered an enzyme used in nature to make powerful chemicals from catnip to a cancer drug, vinblastine. The discovery opens up the prospect of producing these chemicals cheaply ...
Wed 21 Nov 12 from Phys.org
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Iron-sulfur enzymes as candidates for antibiotic development
The iron-sulfur protein IspH plays a central role in the terpene metabolism of several pathogens. The mechanism of the reaction provides an approach for developing new antibiotics, particularly ...
Tue 9 Oct 12 from Phys.org
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Enzymatic synthesis of pyrrolysine, the mysterious 22nd amino acid
With few exceptions, all known proteins are built up from only twenty amino acids. 25 years ago scientists discovered a 21st amino acid, selenocysteine and ten years ago a 22nd, the pyrrolysine. ...
Fri 18 Nov 11 from Phys.org
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